Madalena Zampassi

"Baobab"

2015

Swamp, heat of life. Primitive people lived near swamps. All living things rush to swamps. The first cities were built near swamps! Swamps weigh down artists, 50 shades of gray green...

In this oil triptych, I've infused the bold vitality of ripe pomegranates with impressionist verve. The brushstrokes convey the lush movement of the leaves, intertwining realism with...

The painting was painted en plein air on the edge of the forest where there is a lonely and sophisticated pine tree. The rhythm of verticals and horizontals harmonizes each other. Su...

This pyezhazh I saw in a deserted place. It was dusty and strong wind. The wind stopped blowing and I saw this surrealism. The painting is framed in an antique frame. Size in a frame...

Baobab N7 is a unique graphite on paper Arches 360 gr, mounted on wood frame drawing by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 46 × 65 cm (18.1 × 25.6 in). Dimensions of ...

01/17/2023, 9:36 am is a unique sanguine pencil on wooden board fixed with varnish drawing by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 310 × 172 cm (122 × 67.7 in)....

Red Baobab is a unique Conte pencil Sanguina on laminated wood drawing by contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 293 × 295 cm (115.4 × 116.1 in). The artwork is signed, ...

*22x30" editions and 24x36" editions are platinum prints. Editions with a width of 60" or greater are archival pigment prints* Baobabs are one of Africa’s natural wonders: they can live more than 2,500 years, and their massive, water-storing trunks can grow to more than one hundred feet in circumference. They also serve as a renewable source of food, fiber, and fuel, as well as a focus of spiritual life. But now, suddenly, the largest baobabs are dying off , literally collapsing under their own weight. Scientists believe these ancient giants are being dehydrated by drought and higher temperatures, likely the result of climate change. Photographer Beth Moon, already responsible for some of the most indelible images of Africa’s oldest and largest baobabs, has undertaken a new photographic pilgrimage to bear witness to this environmental catastrophe and document the baobabs that still survive. In this oversize volume, she presents breathtaking new duotone tree portraits of the baobabs of Madagascar, Senegal, and South Africa. She also recounts her eventful journey to visit these fantastic trees in a moving diaristic text studded with color travel photos.